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Byron Buxton has been removed from the game after being hit on the hand by a pitch in the first inning. He initially stayed in, stealing second base and coming around to score. But now Brooks Lee has replaced him in the #MNTwins lineup ahead of his second at-bat.

#MNTwins announced Byron Buxton was removed from the game with a left hand contusion. x.com/AaronGleeman/s…

They will be. At this point, I've blocked pretty much anyone who would say something shitty about a player getting injured. Be the change you want to see in the world. (Or at least in your Twitter mentions.) x.com/BrettSPatterso…

#MNTwins pull off a steal of home on the back end of a Royce Lewis/Matt Wallner double steal after failing on the same play with Willi Castro/Trevor Larnach last week. Wallner did what Larnach was likely supposed to do and surrendered himself, drawing a tag so Lewis could score.

Good behind-the-scenes look at some of the stuff we try to describe on the podcast: x.com/twinstv/status…

#MNTwins announced attendance: 33,470, which is the second-biggest of the season after the home opener. Cubs are definitely good for business.

Rocco Baldelli on Byron Buxton's hand: "It looks like he's going to be OK. He had some imaging done and it came back all right. He was pretty sore, though, so we'll see." x.com/AaronGleeman/s…

If the #MNTwins sell at the trade deadline, getting value for impending free agents is the first step: nytimes.com/athletic/64711…

If the #MNTwins end up being sellers at the deadline, I ranked their six impending free agents by expected trade value and league-wide interest: nytimes.com/athletic/64711…

#MNTwins prospect Marco Raya got off to an awful start at Triple-A St. Paul, but he's turned things around in a big way. Raya has a 2.05 ERA and 28 strikeouts in 30 innings over his last six starts, including six innings of one-run ball tonight. Encouraging for the 22-year-old.

Fresh batch of #MNTwins notes: - Joe Ryan's shift secured All-Star spot - Rocco Baldelli, the campaign manager - Byron Buxton bruised, but not broken - Luke Keaschall heading to Fort Myers - Friday night fun: Ryan-Skenes + Nelly nytimes.com/athletic/64861…

Going to be a big crowd tonight. #MNTwins just made some new tickets available, starting at $30: twins.com/sgt x.com/AaronGleeman/s…

New (free) podcast! On the #MNTwins showing some fight vs. Cubs/Rays, All-Stars Byron Buxton and (eventually) Joe Ryan, Rocco Baldelli being aggressive, and deadline paths. 📺YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=Ozc9d8… 🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/all… 🎧Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0Qc0Gg…

Joe Ryan vs. Paul Skenes isn’t the only notable pitching matchup in Minnesota tonight. Over in St. Paul, it’s former Twins teammates Randy Dobnak vs. Kenta Maeda facing off for the Saints and Iowa Cubs.

Byron Buxton is back in the #MNTwins lineup two days after being hit on the hand by a 97.7 mph fastball.

Happy to say we can finally offer annual Patreon subscriptions to Gleeman and The Geek for the first time. To celebrate trade deadline month, we're discounting annual sign-ups by 20% compared to monthly subs. You basically get two months free. Join us: patreon.com/checkout/Gleem…

Joe Ryan is paired with catcher Christian Vázquez for the eighth straight start. Before that, Ryan Jeffers caught 6 of Ryan's first 11 games. Ryan has a lower career ERA with Jeffers (3.30) than Vázquez (3.83), but this season it's lower with Vázquez (2.18) than Jeffers (3.71).

Livvy Dunne is at Target Field to watch boyfriend Paul Skenes, and got put on the scoreboard between innings as her own celebrity look-a-like.

Trevor Larnach's two-run shot is the first homer allowed by Paul Skenes since June 3, seven starts and 35+ innings ago.

#MNTwins team ERA by month: April — 3.54 May — 3.11 June — 6.07 July — 3.24